Creative Racks & Sampling in Live

Recording Audio

How to record audio into Ableton Live.

Using MIDI to Sample Better

The sampling process can often be streamlined using MIDI to send notes to our hardware.

Getting Creative

Let’s explore outside of the box thinking when it comes to sampling.

Resampling

Ableton’s resampling function is a useful tool that allows us to capture all audio currently playing.

Processing Samples

Now that we have some samples recorded let’s clean them up and add effects.

When to Use Simpler

Simpler is a powerful sampling instrument that can make use of Live’s Warping Engine.

Tuning Samples in Simpler

When creating melodic instruments, it is important to make sure your samples are properly tuned.

When to Use Sampler

Sampler is Live’s deepest sampling instrument with the ability to use multiple samples.

Working with Multiple Samples

In this video I demonstrate how to incorporate more than one sample in our Sampler instrument.

Tuning Samples in Sampler

How to properly tune our samples in Live’s flagship sampler.

Key Zones

Sampler allows different samples to be played on different ranges of keys on your keyboard.

Velocity Zones

Different samples can be triggered depending on the velocity of incoming notes.

Sample Chain Selector

One of the strengths of Sampler is that we can set up different chains of samples that each playback different samples.

Modulation in Sampler

Sampler has powerful modulation capabilities that can be used to drastically alter the sound of our instrument.

When to Use Drum Racks

Drum Racks can be a powerful sampling tool that excels in certain situations.

Dropping Samples Presets

We can adjust the way Drum Racks deal with samples when they are dropped onto a Drum Rack Cell.

Getting Creative with Drum Racks

Learn to use Drum Racks for sounds that are not just drums.

Layering Samples

More than one sample and up to 128 samples can be dropped on each Cell of a Drum Rack.

Routing in Drum Racks

One of the strengths of Drum Racks are its deep and flexible routing system.

Adding Audio & MIDI Effects

Let’s examine our options for creating Audio and MIDI FX.

Audio Effect Racks

We explore the capabilities of Audio Effect Racks.

MIDI Effect Racks

In this video we cover our options with MIDI Effect Racks.

Instrument Racks

The capabilities of Instrument Racks are described.

Layering Synths with Chains

Instrument Racks allow us to stack up to 128 different instruments together.

Creating a Drum Selector

Let’s explore how we can create a Macro Knob to cycle through up to 128 drum samples on a single Drum Rack Cell.

Creating a Synth Selector

This video demonstrates how we can use a Macro Knob to choose between up to 128 different instruments.

Experimenting with Sampler

Sampler can be used in some very experimental ways to create sounds entirely different from our original samples.

Simpler’s Slicing Mode

This video explores exciting ways we can use Simpler’s Slicing Mode to create evolving sounds and textures.

Saving & Organizing Presets

ow that we have created our own instruments, let’s cover the ways to organize them.